carrier pigeon
one of a breed of domestic pigeons having a large wattle around the base of the beak.
a homing pigeon trained to carry messages.
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How to use carrier pigeon in a sentence
From smoke signals to carrier pigeons to the telephone to television, humans have always sought methods that would allow them to communicate farther, faster and more reliably.
A carrier pigeon flies home, and so we say it "knows" the way.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellThere was one representing a starry night, another a tulip, and another a carrier pigeon with a letter at her neck.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio ValdsCultured Teuton training carrier pigeon, when off duty, to pose as a parrot.
It softened to a caress as she stooped to pick up the little carrier pigeon.
The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest | Lillian Garis
This very day a carrier pigeon should be dispatched to the patriarch in Upper Egypt, and bring back his decision.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete | Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for carrier pigeon
any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages
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